Korea Blockchain Week 2026 Opens: AI Agents, CBDC and x402 Payments

Korea Blockchain Week 2026 opened in Seoul with over 14,000 attendees and 300 speakers. The central theme: AI agents cannot hold bank accounts, so a machine-native payment layer is needed — the x402 protocol has processed over 200 million transactions worth $52 million.

• More than 14,000 attendees and 300+ speakers across four stages expected
• x402 protocol processed 200M transactions worth $52M with 849,000 buyers
• 0G Labs presented a three-layer trust architecture for AI agents
• Day One featured speakers from the Bank of Korea and the White House